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  Follow the Money (1 of 3): 過客 | Birds of Passage Nos. 9-11 Queen's Road Central, 1855-1878 ------------------------ Far "too glorious",' Swire later conclude, and too convenient for long lunches 'to the detriment of office work, and the destruction of livers', but they were central, and prominent:  Butterfield & Swire were established in the heart of the city and at the heart of its business. (Robert Bickers 2020) ------------------------ 香港於世上,非常奇特地方。一處亟細小、擠迫嘅地方,開埠以降經已如是。佢俾來自世界各地,游走東亞嘅人,一個小小落腳點。市內高度集中,過去百多年來,所有最搵錢商貿生意活動,都係環繞住中環核心及周邊。無論交易、住處,以至貿易相關支援,例如物流存取、法律諮詢、法庭仲裁、政府文件往來、工程、醫療休養、專業顧問、衣食住行、娛樂休閒,落街行過隔離,距離一步之遙嘅 walking distance 。財、人力、生產資本,擠壓集中於一點地方。 百多年來,諸色人等,大家就圍繞着中環果幾條街,走走趯趯。呢個係關乎兩幅相連地段嘅故事,當中有過不同人物,以業主、租戶、職員等角色,喺呢個場景中生活過,輪著搬出搬入。都係呢兩間屋以至香港,曾經出現過,但又被遺忘嘅過客。 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 1️⃣ [👤 Antrobus 的選擇 1855-60] Lindsay & Co 十三行時代公司「連治加」 (Lindsay & Co;上海:廣隆洋行 ),早於開埠期間,1843年6月26日,經由合夥人 Crawford Kerr ,買入 海旁地段 2號 (ML2),開設香港辦事處,經營銀行、航運等多元業務,亦即左邊 18

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